Heaven Road
5. The 5 Star City East

Hou Wen, a man with the appearance of a man in his fifties. His hair had grayed, the beard under his mouth was also bushy but neatly combed.

But in terms of body shape and movement, the man in his fifties appearance will not lose to a young man though.

In terms of appearance Hou Wen was indeed like that. But in terms of age, no one knows how long he has lived. Perhaps more than two hundred years the man had lived. Even he had experienced the change of the King of the Twinpillar Mountain Kingdom more than three times.

Hou Wen's eyes stared intently at a letter that had just arrived at his residence. A smile was etched on his old lips. Hou Wen stepped closer to the window after burning the letter he had just received. It opened the window door, and flew towards the east very quickly.

A Divine Realm realm cultivator like himself could fly very quickly. It only took half a day for Hou Wen to be able to arrive at the city he was heading to, East Star City. A City that was the easternmost of the Giant Tortoise Continent.

Hou Wen landed quietly in the garden behind the East Star City branch's Alchemist Association building. A beautiful woman who was none other than Elder Mei Lin had been waiting for his arrival.

"Welcome to Master..." Elder Mei Lin gave a respectful greeting to the only person she respected other than her parents.

"Lin... Just my feeling or are you getting more beautiful?" Hou Wen stroked the head of his beloved disciple. For years he had not met his favorite student.

"Teacher..." Elder Mei Lin's cheeks bulged by themselves, a red blush appearing to dye the left right of her cheeks.

"Haha... Your attitude is still like a child. No man wants to propose to you." Hou Wen laughed as he mocked his favorite disciple.

"Everyone is not willing to propose to me, but does not dare to propose to me Master!" Elder Mei Lin felt her teacher's innuendo was too deep.

"You should be quick to find a partner, if you don't want to be a virgin for the rest of your life!" Despite seeing Elder Mei Lin annoyed, Hou Wen still gave quite spicy words. It was all herself doing for the good of Mei Lin herself.

"I'm not interested in marriage..." Elder Mei Lin turned her face away from her teacher. "Married to me is too much trouble."

"Haha...." Hou Wek laughed once more. "That's because you haven't felt it." Reply Hou Wen as he walked into the room of Elder Mei Lin.

Hou Wen sat himself in the chair that Elder Mei Lin used to work in. Outside of her could joke with Elder Mei Lin, but once inside the workspace her status had already changed from teacher to Chairman of the Alchemist Association.

"So?" Only one word came out of Hou Wen. The intent of the word just now could also be directly captured by Mei Lin.

"It's Guru... Uh Chairman..." Elder Mei Lin mispronounced and instantly obtained a sharp glint from Hou Wen.

Just a single purple-colored pill that Elder Mei Lin gave Hou Wen. But the pill is like a firefly. Which radiates its light slowly.

"It's..." Hou Wen inhaled the scent of the pill. He was an expert among the Alchemists, naturally judging the purity level of the pill he could do just by smelling its scent.

"The level of purity is not very pure. But judging from its form, this pill was not only limited to ordinary spirit strengthening pills." Hou Wen was slightly describing about his assessment on the pill grain in his hand.

"I think so too. That's why I directly gave him the title of Master Alchemist." Elder Mei Lin nodded in agreement, and gave a slight explanation as to why he had bestowed the title of Master Alchemist on Yin Sheng.

For the record, becoming a Master Alchemist was not easy. An ordinary Alchemist had to start his title from a Junior Alchemist. After producing a work that is considered qualified, the Alchemist can apply to rise to the title of an Alchemist.

After obtaining the title of Alchemist and being able to make a decent contribution, the Alchemist could apply to rise again to become a Senior Alchemist. Only after was there the title of Master Alchemist and the most advanced one was the Grand Master Alchemist.

The degree advantages obtained from each degree are certainly different. A Junior Alchemist would naturally never be able to obtain the prescription of pills or high-tier medicinal ingredients from the Alchemist Association, regardless of the circumstances. However an Alchemist Master could easily ask the Alchemist Association for help as long as the Alchemist Master was able to afford the necessary fees.

"I won't blame you for granting me the title of Master Alchemist. A spirit strengthening pill was a tier four pill that was quite difficult to concoct even by an Alchemist Master. Seeing that the boy could concoct this pill with that technique, then it was unmistakable that he might be Yao He's disciple." Hou Wen stroked his beard while continuing to look at the pill in his hand. Although he could make such a pill, he was curious about the additional effects of the spirit strengthening pill in his hand.

"Then how is the Chairman? Are we just gonna let it go? After all he was Yao He's disciple." Ask Elder Mei Lin.

"Yao He has been targeted by this Kingdom for over six years. But it seemed like it had been lost to the earth. And if indeed that brat was Yao He's disciple, there was certainly a hidden intent from the appearance of that brat."

"For a while we should not divulge information if he is Yao He's student. It would be dangerous for the boy if the Kingdom knew his origin. I'm sure the boy will be useful to the Alchemist Association someday." Hou Wen stood up from the occupied seat. "I'll probably take this pill... Do you mind?" Hou Wen asked as he stood beside Elder Mei Lin.

"Of course not the Chairman..." Reply to Elder Mei Lin with a heavy heart. Though he was already very hopeful of consuming the Yin Sheng-made spirit strengthening pill for himself.

The spirit strengthening pill was indeed not that effective for a King Realm realm Cultivator down, but for a Divine Realm realm Cultivator it was very useful. Spirit strengthening pills would strengthen one's soul so that the mind would not easily panic. Where for the Alchemists, a calm mind is needed to make it easier for them to do research or control the Qi in the body when making a pill.

"Is the Chairman planning to see him?" Ask back Elder Mei Lin.

"It's too soon to meet him now. Just give me my message, I'm waiting for him in the capital. I'm sure he must have brought a message from Yao He to me." Hou Wen replied as he stepped out of Elder Mei Lin's room.

"Good... I'll tell him later." Elder Mei Lin replied before Hou Wen disappeared in front of his study. Hou Wen flew west, as if he was chasing the setting sun.

"Chairman May..." One of the officers of the Alchemist Association suddenly came over with a slightly panicked face."

"What's wrong? What's with your face?" Mei Lin had a bad premonition with the appearance of such a faceless Alchemist Association attendant.

"The mayor came here... He's asking us for help..." The Association Officer explained his sudden arrival with some hesitation. He knew very well that Elder Mei Lin did not like things that smelled with the government of the Kingdom.

"Well... Why are those Kingdom parties always troubling us." Reply Elder Mei Lin with a wry face. With lazy footsteps, he still went to meet the Mayor who had come to the Alchemist Association personally. It would be troublesome if the Mayor used his power in the Eastern Star City to suppress the Alchemist Association. Therefore, Elder Mei Lin still had to meet him.